News

Boss Federation chief executive Michael Gardner will retire in July after nearly nine years at the helm of the trade association and a quarter century in the industry.

Central London-based digital printer ABC Imaging has decided on a £750,000 Canon spend as it expands after opening its first site outside the capital.

January. Time to put up a new calendar. Or two, or even perhaps three or four.

Following a personal recommendation, self-publishing author Phil Ogden entrusted York-based printer Wood Richardson with the printing of his new botanical book, Ogden’s Garden.

Smith & Ouzman has been fined £2.2m for making corrupt payments to secure print contracts in Africa.

Former UK sales manager Martin Burton has re-joined The Envelope Works Group after a five-year absence.

Direct mail specialist The Mailing People has bought a Xerox Nuvera 144 and Versant 2100 to increase its capacity and enable it to cope with rapid growth.

Prinovis UK celebrated the launch of its year-long programme in support of the Vision for Literacy Business Pledge by holding a reading-themed Christmas party for its employees’ children.

Commercial printer Gpex has invested around £300,000 in a range of new wide-format print and finishing equipment to enable it to target new markets.

Book manufacturer TJ International has restructured its operations and appointed two manufacturing and book professionals to its newly formed executive team.

Xaar has boosted its 3D printing know-how with the appointment of a new high-profile lead for its nascent business, and plans to set up a specialist “world-class” team for 3D.

Whistl has appointed home delivery specialist Christine Key as director of its Packets and Parcels arm to help grow the division and build its volume and client base.

IST (UK) has launched a service that will enable UK printers to retrofit LE-UV, LED-UV/LUV or conventional UV drying technology onto installed or secondhand equipment.

Opus Trust Marketing is overhauling its cut-sheet colour printer capacity with a £500,000 investment in five new machines.

GI Solutions Group has restructured its business and senior management to expand its data-driven communications services.